Comments on: That’s Where the Money Is http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/ Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: LD http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/#comment-1184000 LD Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:58:01 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=21146#comment-1184000 Great question. Not sure. Perhaps the powers that be knew that the Freddie and Fannie were Dead Men Walking. Great question. Not sure. Perhaps the powers that be knew that the Freddie and Fannie were Dead Men Walking.

]]> By: Mary http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/#comment-1183906 Mary Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:55:29 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=21146#comment-1183906 Larry, Any idea why Fannie/Freddie were explicitly exempt from any Sarbanes-Oxley regulations after the Enron mess? I never could figure that out, really. OH! You're my new favorite blogger fyi Larry,

Any idea why Fannie/Freddie were explicitly exempt from any Sarbanes-Oxley regulations after the Enron mess?

I never could figure that out, really.
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi

]]> By: Mary http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/#comment-1183237 Mary Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:41:07 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=21146#comment-1183237 Larry, Any idea why Fannie/Freddie were explicitly exempt from any Sarbanes-Oxley regulations after the Enron mess? I never could figure that out, really. Larry,

Any idea why Fannie/Freddie were explicitly exempt from any Sarbanes-Oxley regulations after the Enron mess?

I never could figure that out, really.

]]> By: i2d http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/#comment-1183110 i2d Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:41:44 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=21146#comment-1183110 My posts never seem to appear but here goes. I've said for weeks that the people MUST demand hearings in Congress with everyone testifying being sworn in under oath, NOW! Why isn't the public demanding hearings? All I read throughout the blogosphere and hear from people on the street are folks venting their frustrations about Treasury, the Secretary and TARP. Tea Party's are great, BUT it's time for accountability and transparency in all things related to our money and how it's been dished out, to whom and why. My posts never seem to appear but here goes.

I’ve said for weeks that the people MUST demand hearings in Congress with everyone testifying being sworn in under oath, NOW! Why isn’t the public demanding hearings? All I read throughout the blogosphere and hear from people on the street are folks venting their frustrations about Treasury, the Secretary and TARP.

Tea Party’s are great, BUT it’s time for accountability and transparency in all things related to our money and how it’s been dished out, to whom and why.

]]> By: Peggy Sue http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/#comment-1183032 Peggy Sue Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:29:58 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=21146#comment-1183032 We are being so-o-o snookered. I'm so glad you used the term "cooking the books," Larry, and that I've started to see the term used in on-going economic/treasury analyses. Because that's all it is. That's all creative accounting ever was. Several months ago, I watched a PBS presentation of how we got here, starting with the Bush/Paulson bailouts and remember feeling somewhat "sympathetic" towards Paulson, how shocked and overwhelmed he appeared. What a miserable joke! Fooled me once. But not again. We have Elizabeth Warren, presumably the TARP overseer, who cannot get a cup of coffee from these people. In her own words a couple of weeks ago, she said that she and her panel were obviously not a "priority" for Treasury. I guess not! Willie Sutton wouldn't be too keen on having the cops watching the front and back doors. I'm astonished there's not a louder outcry from all directions, Left, Right and Center as the nation's coffers have been repeatedly raided. It's mind-boggling! We are being so-o-o snookered. I’m so glad you used the term “cooking the books,” Larry, and that I’ve started to see the term used in on-going economic/treasury analyses. Because that’s all it is. That’s all creative accounting ever was.

Several months ago, I watched a PBS presentation of how we got here, starting with the Bush/Paulson bailouts and remember feeling somewhat “sympathetic” towards Paulson, how shocked and overwhelmed he appeared.

What a miserable joke! Fooled me once. But not again.

We have Elizabeth Warren, presumably the TARP overseer, who cannot get a cup of coffee from these people. In her own words a couple of weeks ago, she said that she and her panel were obviously not a “priority” for Treasury.

I guess not! Willie Sutton wouldn’t be too keen on having the cops watching the front and back doors.

I’m astonished there’s not a louder outcry from all directions, Left, Right and Center as the nation’s coffers have been repeatedly raided.

It’s mind-boggling!

]]> By: Snoopy http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/#comment-1183026 Snoopy Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:25:58 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=21146#comment-1183026 American Legion to Napolitano: Apologize Of all the smears listed in the new DHS warning about “right-wing extremism,” none are more dastardly and despicable than the insinuation that returning military veterans represent a security threat to the nation they willingly served. The Commander of the American Legion has sent the following letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano explaining to her that military veterans are not the enemy: David K. Rehbein National Commander The American Legion http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/14/american-legion-to-napolitano-apologize/ American Legion to Napolitano: Apologize

Of all the smears listed in the new DHS warning about “right-wing extremism,” none are more dastardly and despicable than the insinuation that returning military veterans represent a security threat to the nation they willingly served. The Commander of the American Legion has sent the following letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano explaining to her that military veterans are not the enemy:

David K. Rehbein
National Commander
The American Legion

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/14/american-legion-to-napolitano-apologize/

]]> By: lee M http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/21146/thats-where-the-money-is/#comment-1183002 lee M Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:09:33 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=21146#comment-1183002 We have a plethora of Willie Suttons in this mess. Let's start with Henry Paulson, IMO the ring leader of the bunch. Throw in Ben Bernanke, Neel Kashkari, Timothy Geithner,etc., the list goes on and on. When Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman gave the first bail-out to AIG from the Federal Reserve, he opened the flood gates to Bush and Paulson, who then transferred it to Obama and Geithner. Add the heads of all the banks and investment companies who made a killing at the taxpayer's expense. Jesse James and the Dalton Brothers had nothing on this bunch of theives. The only difference being that this bunch were able to steal us blind under a facade of legality. I fervently hope that Mr. Barofsky is able to bring at least some of them to task for what they have done to this country. We have a plethora of Willie Suttons in this mess. Let’s start with Henry Paulson, IMO the ring leader of the bunch. Throw in Ben Bernanke, Neel Kashkari, Timothy Geithner,etc., the list goes on and on. When Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman gave the first bail-out to AIG from the Federal Reserve, he opened the flood gates to Bush and Paulson, who then transferred it to Obama and Geithner. Add the heads of all the banks and investment companies who made a killing at the taxpayer’s expense.

Jesse James and the Dalton Brothers had nothing on this bunch of theives. The only difference being that this bunch were able to steal us blind under a facade of legality. I fervently hope that Mr. Barofsky is able to bring at least some of them to task for what they have done to this country.

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